wolfshieldrx Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 10 inch blade. 1.5 inch depth of cut. Still need to turn a proper handle (thats a file handle) and make some blade holders. Wanted somrthing small for my traveling box. Tried it out shortening some rivets and it works sweet! Comments, questions and critiques welcome. Bart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Very nice. What are you planning on doing different with the handle? It looks a lot like a dovetail saw with the handle that way, or at least like a dovetail saw I have. While it is not very nice for lots of heavy sawing it works fine for several light cuts. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfshieldrx Posted April 4, 2011 Author Share Posted April 4, 2011 I just want turn my own handle instead of using the manufactured one. Did not really need another hacksaw but I've been in a tool-making mode lately. Thanks for looking...bart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Looks very much like the older style of hacksaw before they started putting "pistol" grips on them except for the placement of the handle. In the older style like my father's from the nineteen-thirties the handle was also the blade tensioning screw and was in line with the blade. It is such a good way to bust a few knuckles, at least this way your knuckles are up and out of the way. It's always nice to see someone making their own tools :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfshieldrx Posted April 17, 2011 Author Share Posted April 17, 2011 OK...finished it today. Turned a handle from a piece of wild cherry I had. Copper band. Forged wing-nuts with tiny carriage bolts. I have a perfectly good "modern" hacksaw, but have wanted to make a proper "blacksmith" mode for some time now. Comments welcome...bart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arftist Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 I guess tension is achieved via an over-center toggle mechanism? Very clever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfshieldrx Posted April 17, 2011 Author Share Posted April 17, 2011 Yeah, I saw a similar mechanism somewhere and borrowed it. Works really well. It seems to tension the blade tighter than the traditional thumbscrew mechanism. The thumbscrews holding the blade in place were a bear to make! So tiny compared to most if the stuff I make. Thanks for looking...bart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracked Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Nice work, lever idea looks great. as for handle, I was taught to Hacksaw by an old English tradesmen, he Always used a hacksaw with a handle like this. Said that it worked better, as you use it the same as you use a file. Same technique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfshieldrx Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 Wow! Forgotten I had posted this. As an update, I have found I can saw much more accurately than I ever could with a pistol grip saw. I think this is due not only to the parallel handle but also the increased blade tension provided by this design. Thanks for looking! Bart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everything Mac Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 I like that. Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles McDonald Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 :) Nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I'm still not quite getting how you get tension on this mechanism. Is the handle threaded and tension adjusted that way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkrankow Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I'm still not quite getting how you get tension on this mechanism. Is the handle threaded and tension adjusted that way?The top top bar (yes, I said top top)is hooked in and acts as a spring mechanism to tension the blade. The bottom top bar pivots at the handle and pulls the blade tight.Ingenious design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Thanks, I think I get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalmangeler Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I have spent most of my tool making on tools I did not have, or could not get. I might need to make a few like this. I really like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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